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Back in Forth 5
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. gal____s (Christmas)
2. d____ate (fail to keep)
3. her____s (mention or quote)
4. r____ing (story)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. gal____s (Christmas)
2. d____ate (fail to keep)
3. her____s (mention or quote)
4. r____ing (story)
Hint
Here are clues for the eight-letter words:1. large sailing ships
2. forlorn; uninhabited
3. dissenters; skeptics
4. telling a story
Answer
1. galleons (NOEL - gal_LEON_s)2. desolate (LOSE - d_ESOL_ate)
3. heretics (CITE - her_ETIC_s)
4. relating (TALE - r_ELAT_ing)
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